According to The Guardian newspaper, scientists at Primavera Base, Argentina’s Antarctic scientific research station, examined two dead puffins.
Scientists pointed out that bird flu was seen in two puffins and noted that these were the first cases on the Antarctic mainland.
The Scientific Committee for Antarctic Research reported that some cases of suspected H5N1 were also found in Hope Bay in Antarctica.
“This discovery shows for the first time that the H5N1 virus has reached Antarctica, despite the natural boundaries and distance separating the continent from others,” the research team’s report said. The expression was used.
On the other hand, scientists stated that bird flu continues to spread around the world and that the virus may have been brought to the continental mainland by migratory birds.
Millions of birds have perished since 2021 due to bird flu called H5N1.
(AA)
